Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Venom, King in BlackVenom, King in Black

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Rank #787
30decks
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Chris Guest
Apr 20, 2025
20 Best Dragon Cards for Commander
It's all in the title. These are the 20 best Dragon cards that you should be playing in Commander, ranked!
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Moxfield
Scryfall
Infectious Inquiry
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Lashwrithe
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Plague Myr
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Vraska's Fall
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Whispering Specter
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Howl from Beyond
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Defile
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Nightmare Lash
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Drown in Ichor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Hand of the Praetors
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Plague Stinger
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Ichor Rats
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Core Prowler
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Dread Presence
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-25%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Cur
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Flensermite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Septic Rats
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Filth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Agent Venom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Scourge Servant
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Myr Convert
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Death Baron
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Nim
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Virulent Silencer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Contagious Nim
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Hatred
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Strike
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grim Affliction
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Dismember
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sugar Rush
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Unlikely Aid
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Undying Evil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Fight On!
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Crux of Fate
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Infection
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Geth's Summons
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Fireshrieker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Contagion Engine
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Pact Weapon
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Champion's Helm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Contagion Clasp
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Axe
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Buster Sword
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Cranial Plating
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Thran Power Suit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Strata Scythe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Genji Glove
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bonesplitter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Prowler's Helm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Blade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Communion
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Endless Scream
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Bad Moon
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Super State
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Shade's Form
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Glistening Oil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Relic Putrescence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Open the Graves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Haunted One
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cathedral of War
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Secluded Starforge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blast Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mirrex
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Seedcore
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy